as in to scoop
to lift out with something that holds liquid
lovingly spooned the homemade stew out of the pot
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as in scoop
a utensil with a bowl and a handle that is used especially in cooking and serving food
an assortment of metal and wooden spoons should be part of every cook's culinary arsenal
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Recent Examples of spoon
Alexia Duchêne,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
26 May 2026
Fold in the squash, then spoon the mix into your baking dish.
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Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
24 May 2026
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
More limited sets may only include a dinner fork, spoon and knife.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
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Verb
Slice chicken and arrange over roasted vegetables; spoon some sauce over.
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Alexia Duchêne,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
26 May 2026
Fold in the squash, then spoon the mix into your baking dish.
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Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
24 May 2026
Noun
Eating with a fork or a spoon, that's pretty easy for me.
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Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
More limited sets may only include a dinner fork, spoon and knife.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
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Philadelphia just scooped him with the 22nd pick.
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How Greens Gummies Became the Powder Alternative Greens powders built the category, but daily scooping, mixing and choking down grassy drinks turned off plenty of would-be users.
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While technically designed for spoons, these savvy kitchen accessories earn their keep with salad tongs, soup ladles, and other tools that need a place to land mid-recipe.
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Only at Loli Farms, they’re crowned with a ladle full of chicken drippings, instead of gravy.
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“Spoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoon. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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